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8. In Tennessee, it’s against the law for students to hold hands while at school as this is considered a “gateway” sexual activity. Source: Flickr user jason lander. 9. Don’t go sharing your Netflix password in Tennessee, this can get you in big trouble. 10. Kooky Canuck of Memphis has a 12 pound burger on the menu.
Oct 8, 2017 · After the Mississippian era, Hardin County, along with most of the rest of West Tennessee, became an area shared by various Indian tribes as a rich hunting ground. Geologically, Hardin County lies in the Western Valley of the Tennessee River. The river enters the county at the middle of its southern border and flows northward in a west to east ...
In April 1783 Davidson County was organized and encompassed the northern half of middle Tennessee. Following the war and a difficult and complicated period of jurisdictional quarrelling, North Carolina ceded its claim to Tennessee to the federal government in 1784, reserving some sections (middle Tennessee) for grants to its Revolutionary soldiers.
Nov 30, 2023 · Local government in Tennessee is organized into 95 counties. Most counties (92 out of 95) have a County Commission as the legislative body, with a separately elected county executive. However, three counties — Davidson, Moore, and Trousdale — have consolidated their county seats. Each county in Tennessee elects its own officials.
Oct 8, 2017 · Fayette County. Written by Dorothy R. Morton. 3 minutes to read. The Tennessee General Assembly established Fayette County on September 29, 1824, and named it in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, French general and statesman. The county seat, Somerville, was named to honor Lieutenant Robert Somerville, hero of the battle of Tohopeka in Alabama.
4) Odell House. In 2013, Tennessee History for Kids produced a poster that featured some of the state’s most important “endangered” buildings. One of them was the Odell House near the French Broad River. Built in 1814, the Odell House is the only structure remaining from the time when the Cocke County seat was located in the “old ...
The Civil War divided Tennessee just as it did the nation. When the state first voted on secession in February 1861, Tennesseeans rejected leaving the Union. A second vote was held in June 1861, after the firing on Fort Sumter and Lincoln’s call to Tennessee for soldiers; 105,000 voted in favor of leaving the Union to 47,000 against.
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